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trappier

trappier is the comparative form of trappy.

Meaning of trappy

Adjective (1)

trappy (comparative trappier, superlative trappiest)

  1. Traplike, reminiscent of a trap.
  2. (horse riding) Of a gait, short, rapid and high-stepping.
  3. Of an opening, having many traps that can be played against opponents unfamiliar with the lines.
  4. Abundant in traps

Adjective (2)

trappy (comparative trappier, superlative trappiest)

  1. Like the mineral trap; trappean; trappous.
    • This district is not so easy for a stranger to ride his own line over as the Midlands; it is not half so stiff, but it is often cramped and trappy.1918, J. Arthur Gibbs, A Cotswold Village

Questions about trappier

What is trappier the comparative form of?
Trappier is the comparative form of trappy.

Words near trappier in the dictionary

  1. trapper hats
  2. trappers
  3. Trappes
  4. trappest
  5. trappeth
  6. trappier
  7. trappiest
  8. trappin
  9. trappin'
  10. trappiness
  11. trapping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trappier (page history and authors); trappy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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